Ritual and Sincerity: Theories from China | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12019-10-31T05:42:38+08:00PeatixFSORitual and Sincerity: Theories from Chinatag:peatix.com,2015:event-1245472015-11-25T18:30:00SGT2015-11-25T18:30:00SGTThis talk is organised under the auspices of the Tan Chin Tuan Chinese Culture and Civilisation ProgrammeOne of the more exciting recent developments in the social sciences and humanities has been the attempt to explore the enormous body of theory that has been generated in cultures throughout the world and to bring this body of indigenous theory into conversation with Western theory. Professor Puett will discuss some of the indegenous theories concerning ritual and sincerity that have developed in the Chinese tradition with the stance that these theories from China have much to offer contemporary discussions. About Professor Michael PuettMichael Puett is the Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations as well as the Chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University. His interests are focused on the inter-relations between anthropology, history, religion, and philosophy. He is the author of The Ambivalence of Creation: Debates Concerning Innovation and Artifice in Early China and To Become a God: Cosmology, Sacrifice, and Self-Divinization in Early China, as well as a co-author, with Adam Seligman, Robert Weller, and Bennett Simon, of Ritual and its Consequences: An Essay on the Limits of Sincerity.THE TAN CHIN TUAN FOUNDATIONThe Tan Chin Tuan Professorship in Chinese Studies and the Tan Chin Tuan Chinese Culture and Civilisation Programme were established to honour Tan Sri Dr Tan Chin Tuan, whose legacy of philanthropy is transforming lives even today through the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation. Yale-NUS has appointed Professor Scott Cook, an expert in Chinese history, as our inaugural Tan Chin Tuan Professor of Chinese Studies.Under the auspices of the Tan Chin Tuan Chinese Culture and Civilisation Programme, which aims to increase the understanding of China and Chinese culture amongst the students at Yale-NUS College, the Foundation has supported the Chinese Language Scholarship Programme and co-curricular activities which help deepen our students’ knowledge of China.